Day: June 24, 2019

Jun 24
Has There Already Been A Closeted Gay U.S. President?

Openly gay Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has claimed that he is “almost certain” that there has already been a gay president of the United States. The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is currently campaigning to be selected as the Democratic Parties candidate to take on Trump in 2020. Buttigieg, who has spoken widely […]

Jun 24
GoFundMe Shuts Down Folau Campaign

Israel Folau’s GoFundMe page has been officially shut down with the fundraising site confirming the page violates the terms of service of GoFundMe. Folau’s fundraising page aimed to raise $3 million dollars to assist with his legal fight against Rugby Australia after his contract was torn up for refusing to remove his homophobic posts on […]

Jun 24
Political Tension Forces Postponement Of Georgia’s Inaugural Pride Parade

Organisers of Georgia’s first ever Pride parade have announced that the event that was scheduled to take place on the 22nd of June 2019 will be postponed.  The Pride parade which was to be held in the nation’s capital of Tbilisi has been affected by protests against Russian MP Sergei Gavrilov, who recently spoke at […]

Jun 24
Homophobia In Sport: Homophobic Slurs Used By 60% Of Australian Ice Hockey Players

With more and more reports of homophobia in sport surfacing across the globe, a new survey has shown that 60% of players from the Australian Ice Hockey League admit to using homophobic slurs in the rink. The study which is the first of its kind in the world was led by Erik Denison from Monash […]